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How Wireless Interconnected Alarms Improve Evacuation Time in Larger Homes

In a single-room flat, one smoke alarm going off is hard to miss. In a large two-storey home with bedrooms at one end and a kitchen at the other, it is a very different story. A smoke alarm activating in the garage while occupants are asleep upstairs with doors closed...

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New Tenancy Regulations to come into effect on 1st July 2016

The Minister for Building and Housing, Nick Smith, announced last July there would be changes to The Residential Tenancies Act. One of these new regulations would mean that landlords must install Longlife Photoelectric smoke alarms into their properties. This is great news for tenants and landlords as the statistics show...
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What really is the difference between Photoelectric and Ionisation smoke alarms?

There are two main types of smoke alarms, commonly found in New Zealand homes; Photoelectric and Ionisation. However, for a number of years now photoelectric smoke alarms are the type that has been recommended by Fire and Emergency New Zealand....
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